Indian Origin
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US: Mysterious deaths of wealthy Indian-origin family in Massachusetts ruled as murder-suicide
World | Jan 03, 2024, 10:44 AM ISTRakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found dead in their 11-bedroom and 13-bathroom mansion on Thursday. A firearm was found near Rakesh's body and a "domestic violence situation" was initially reported.
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Indian-origin New York men arrested on charges of 'staging robberies' for visa fraud
World | Dec 30, 2023, 04:41 PM ISTOfficial documents suggested that starting in March 2023, Patel and his co-conspirators, including Singh, set up and carried out staged armed robberies of at least eight convenience or liquor stores and fast food restaurants across the United States, including at least four in Massachusetts.
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US: Affluent Indian-origin family of three found dead in Massachusetts, domestic violence suspected
World | Dec 30, 2023, 01:15 PM ISTTeena and her husband, who also went by Rick, had previously run a now-defunct education systems company called EduNova. The couple appeared to have experienced financial problems in recent years, as per online records.
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India-born entrepreneur gets one of Canada's highest honours for advancing social change
World | Dec 29, 2023, 02:09 PM ISTKharas is a renowned producer of social and behavioural change communications which has been seen by over a billion people. He founded Chocolate Moose Media in 1995, a social enterprise, to create mass communications to better the human condition.
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Canada: Shots fired near residence of Hindu temple president's son in Surrey, probe launched
World | Dec 29, 2023, 11:09 AM ISTPolice said that no one was injured during the incident but the residence involved sustained damage consistent with bullet holes. Earlier, an Indian-origin Canadian MP shared a purported video on social media showing pro-Khalistani threatening to create trouble at the Hindu Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
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US: Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar harrased by anti-Israel protesters outside his home
World | Dec 19, 2023, 03:51 PM ISTThe 68-year-old Thanedar has vociferously voiced his support for Israel since the deadly surprise attack on October 7. He has also described Hamas as a barbaric terrorist organisation and there is a need to eliminate the terror outfit.
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'Can cause significant damage...': Indian-American lawmakers on Pannun foiled murder plot
World | Dec 16, 2023, 11:17 AM ISTThe lawmakers welcomed India's decision to constitute an enquiry committee to probe the matter and stressed that it is critical to hold those responsible, including Indian government officials, accountable and provide assurances that such incidents are not repeated.
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Maharashtra girl who works as data scientist wins prestigious UK rail award
World | Dec 13, 2023, 09:54 AM ISTThe 26-year-old, based at Alstom’s Hatfield office in eastern England, says she was inspired by her grandparents to work hard and her ambition is to continue to develop and apply her skills to contribute to developing engineering technologies.
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Two months of Israel-Hamas war: Indian-origin soldier killed as IDF pushes deeper into southern Gaza
World | Dec 07, 2023, 10:50 PM ISTThe 34-year-old Gil Daniels from Ashdod, whose had his roots in Maharashtra, studied at Makif Gimel High School as a member of the class of 2007 and completed his Masters at the School of Pharmacy at Hebrew University. He is among the 86 soldiers killed in Gaza during the ongping ground offensive.
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US: Vivek Ramaswamy launches tirade against Nikki Haley again, calls her 'fascist' and 'corrupt'
World | Dec 07, 2023, 04:34 PM ISTThe 38-year-old Ramaswamy accused Haley of having "a corruption problem" and held up a pad of paper having "NIKKI CORRUPT" written on it. While he accused her of fascism and corruption, Haley refrained from a verbal duel with her rival, saying it wasn't "worth her time".
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Aurangabad man, who got award from Queen Elizabeth, appointed as new BBC Chairman I Know his Salary
World | Dec 07, 2023, 12:23 PM ISTDr Samir Shah, who was honoured with a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 for services to television and heritage, will replace Richard Sharp, who was forced to resign after his communication with former PM Boris Johnson surfaced.
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Indian-origin student assaulted in Australia's Tasmania, currently in coma
World | Nov 25, 2023, 08:09 PM ISTThe student, who has not been identified, is in his 20s. He is pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Tasmania.
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Indian-origin man and his 11-year-old son killed possibly in gang war shooting in Canada
World | Nov 11, 2023, 04:27 PM ISTIndian-origin Harpreet Uppal and his 11-year-old son were shot dead in their vehicle around noon on Thursday in Canada. According to police officials, he was killed in a gang war.
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Indian-origin man charged with murder of woman in UK, special postmortem to take place today
World | Oct 31, 2023, 08:41 AM ISTThe deceased Mehak is believed to have arrived in the UK from India recently. Although the surname of the accused and the victim were the same, police did not say anything about their relationship or connection.
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BIG moment! Biden honours two Indian-American scientists with US's highest scientific awards
World | Oct 25, 2023, 03:48 PM ISTUS President Joe Biden presented the prestigious White House National Medal for Technology and Innovation to Indian-origin scientist Gadgil for providing life-sustaining resources to communities around the world. Besides, he also gave an award to Subra Suresh.
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'Deserved so much more...': New York Mayor as Sikh man dies after being assaulted over car accident
World | Oct 23, 2023, 01:06 PM ISTAccording to reports, Singh got out of the car and followed 30-year-old Augustin, who was trying to get his phone back. The two men argued and Singh walked back to his car after taking his phone from Augustin, who then punched him three times in the head and face.
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'Why aren't they taking Palestinians?': Nikki Haley on Arab countries amid Israel-Hamas war
World | Oct 16, 2023, 05:31 PM ISTThe Indian-American presidential candidate alleged that Arab countries did not know who to trust, but will eventually America for not doing more for Palestinians. Haley also accused Hamas of using hostages as 'human shields' and called for greater support for Israel.
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'Everything is fine...', survivor recalls horrific scene whose Indian-origin friends killed by Hamas
World | Oct 16, 2023, 02:19 PM ISTAccording to the Israeli authorities, Lieutenant Or Moses, 22, a commander in the Home Front Command and Inspector Kim Dokraker, a Border Police officer in the police's Central District, were killed in the attack on the day war escalated.
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Indian-origin men jailed for kidnapping woman in UK, police say they tried to fulfil sexual desires
World | Oct 10, 2023, 02:45 PM ISTThe court found Ajay Doppalapudi, 27, Vahar Manchala, 24, and Rana Yellambai, 30, guilty of kidnapping a woman in the UK last year. The investigating officer said that the accused tried to take advantage of the woman in order to fulfil their own sexual gratifications
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Four members of Indian-origin family found dead in US, probe on as homicide, police suspect homicide
World | Oct 06, 2023, 08:35 PM ISTThe Plainsboro Township Police Department said the case is being investigated as a homicide. The four members of an Indian-origin family were found dead on October 4.